Joey Primiani, 27

Founder and CEO, Superfuture Labs

Joey Primiani started his first web development company at the age of 8 and has helped to create three companies. His second startup, Backplane, aimed to create online communities for like-minded people. The first community on Backplane centered around Lady Gaga and allowed fans to share art, stories and discussions at LittleMonsters.com. Primani founded mobile startup studio Superfuture Labs in Jan. 2015 to develop consumer smartphone applications.